How to Secure That Teaching Job Twitter Chat – 2 March 2016 Posted on 29 January 2016 by Admin in EdTech If you’re looking for a new teaching job or would like to hone your application and interview skills, then don’t miss our next exclusive Twitter Chat. On Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 12 – 1pm, our panel of experts will be sharing their knowledge on how you can stand out from other candidates including key points to consider when applying as well as tips for making the right impression during the all-important interview stage... Read More...
03 Online Safety within the Early Years Inspection Handbook Posted on 15 January 2016 by Rebecca Avery - e-Safety Officer in EdTech This post highlights elements reflective of online safety. It follows on from posts which highlights online safety within Ofsted’s The Common Inspection Framework and Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills. Read More...
Keeping Students Safe Online Posted on 21 December 2015 by Keir McDonald MBE in EdTech This article by Keir McDonald MBE highlights three ways for educators to effectively introduce e-safety to young students. Read More...
Survey of parents about their children’s internet usage Posted on 8 December 2015 by Stephen Bennett in EdTech A new study of 3000 parents of children aged between 12 and 15 years old by Stop Procrastinating, the productivity website, has discovered that a majority of parents have found that their children using social media and browsing the web when they should be sleeping. The resulting drop in concentration the next day at school had a marked impact on school performance. Read More...
FREE online distance learning courses in MFL Posted on 20 November 2015 by Kent-Teach in EdTech | General Do you currently teach or wish to teach French or Spanish in Primary schools? Are you looking to enhance your CV and add extra dimension to your portfolio for employers? The University of Warwick’s Centre for Professional Education is offering three new FREE online distance learning courses in Modern Foreign Languages starting in November 2015, funded by the Department of Education. Read More...
Inspecting Safeguarding in Early Years, Education and Skills Settings Posted on 19 November 2015 by Rebecca Avery - E-Safety Officer in EdTech This post highlights elements reflective of online safety. Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework can be found here. Read More...
What makes an outstanding teacher? #KTChat Posted on 11 November 2015 by Kent-Teach in EdTech | General Thank you to those who joined us on Wednesday 4th November for our #OutstandingTeacher Twitter Chat. We had current Headteachers, James Tibbles and Graham Chisnell, join us as well as retired Headteacher, Julia Skinner, and other teaching professionals, together sharing their expertise. What a brilliant session it was! Read More...
01 Online Safety within Ofsted’s new “Common Inspection Framework” from September 2015 Posted on 29 October 2015 by Rebecca Avery E-Safety Officer in EdTech | General On the 15th June 2015, Ofsted published their new common inspection framework and handbooks for Ofsted inspectors which come into effect from September 2015. The blog post will highlight the changes within the Common Inspection Framework. Subsequent posts will highlight online Safety content within Inspecting Safeguarding as well as identifying content for specific settings... Read More...
#OutstandingTeacher Twitter Chat Posted on 21 October 2015 by Kent-Teach in EdTech | General On Wednesday 4 November, @kentschooljobs will be hosting "Outstanding Teachers Twitter Chat" with educational experts from across Kent and beyond. Read More...
Driving a Twitter Culture in School Posted on 5 October 2015 by Katerina in EdTech Did you know there are around 100,000 estimated educators using twitter around the world? That’s 99,000 people in the education industry you could connect, share and collaborate with outside the classroom. Pretty powerful stuff! Read More...